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Voice and accents – part 2
Teacher notes
Speak up! Voice and accent class for secondary students – part 2 of 2
Student drama resource developed by The Arts Unit
Years 7 to 10 drama
What will your students learn?
Your students will:
activate their breath and voice as an instrument for performance
listen to some examples of a standard American accent
perform a monologue speaking with a standard American accent
review and reflect on their performance.
Syllabus outcomes
Drama 7-10 Syllabus
Stage 4
4.2.1: uses performance skills to communicate dramatic meaning.
Stage 5
5.2.1: applies acting and performance techniques expressively and collaboratively to communicate dramatic meaning.
Suggestions for how to use this resource with your students
Your students may like to complete the Creative Class Voice and accents – part 1.
Collection of student work
Google Form: create a Google form with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create. Email this form to your students with the Creative Class link and all your student responses will be combined in a Google sheet.
Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your Google Classroom with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create.
MS Teams: create a quiz or assignment in your class team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create.
Email: ask your students to email you any responses and files they create.
Flipgrid: a website that allows teachers to create 'grids' to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is a message board where teachers can pose questions called 'topics'. Students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.
Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard which can be used for class feedback.
For further support on how to create these resources
Offline access
Download and print this document to send to students with limited access to online resources.
Would you like to promote your school and showcase your students' work as a result of engaging in this Creative Class?
Help us celebrate the fantastic work of NSW public school students by emailing photos or videos that you have permission to share and comments on how your students enjoyed the class to digital.artsunit@det.nsw.edu.au.
Please include the Creative Class title and your school name in the email so we can share on The Arts Unit social media and our website.
Teacher feedback
Third-party content attributions
Drama 7-10 Syllabus, © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2003, copied under s113P, accessed 10 May 2020.